Toward an honest commemoration of the American War in Vietnam
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Communing with Dr. King on the Anniversary of his Beyond Vietnam Speech
A critical appreciation of (the end) of Martin Luther King’s “Beyond Vietnam” speech. Attend the April 4th national reading online.
Podcast (VN-E40): “We started to unite” – Cleve Andrew Pulley
“We didn’t renounce our constitutional rights simply because we were soldiers” – Andrew Pulley, “Fort Jackson 8” anti-war GI defendant.
“Operation Frequent Wind” by Teresa Mei Chuc
Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and “at-risk” Vietnamese from Saigon.
Agent Orange: Lasting Legacy of the Vietnam War (Webinar Video)
With Hoan Thi Tran, Heather Bowser, Jonathan Moore, Tricia Euvrard, Susan Schnall, and Paul Cox, on legislation, activism, and legal efforts.
Vietnamese diaspora responds to American anti-Asian violence
Shocked, scared and angry, the Vietnamese community in the U.S. are taking measures to protect themselves and raising their voices.
4,000 UXOs found buried in Cambodian pagoda
Cambodian Mine Action Centre removed 4,000 anti-aircraft shells which were found buried inside a Buddhist pagoda in Battambang province.
“Family” by Teresa Mei Chuc
After the war in Vietnam, boat refugees. When they woke up in the morning, all that was left was the skeleton.
The Full Disclosure campaign is a Veterans For Peace effort to speak truth to power and keep alive the antiwar perspective on the American war in Viet Nam — with a series of 50th anniversary events now occurring. It represents a clear alternative to the Pentagon’s current efforts to sanitize and mythologize the Vietnam war and to thereby legitimize further unnecessary and destructive wars.
Upcoming Events
“All wars are fought twice, the first time on the battlefield, the second time in memory.”
— Viet Thanh Nguyen, Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War
Important
Paying The Price For Peace: The Story of S. Brian Willson
Paying the Price… Vietnam Veteran S. Brian Willson paid the price for peace by nearly being killed by a military train during a non-violent protest. Since then, he has not stopped calling attention to the US government’s defiance of international law through waging...
50 Years on the Frontlines: Phillip Jones Griffith Photographs
The Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation Presents: A one-page site containing background materials for the acclaimed show. Curated by George Carrano. Click to view more of Philip's photography.
Veterans for Peace Statement Opposing US Bombing of Iraq and Syria
Veterans know from first hand experience that you cannot bomb your way to peace. More bombing will ultimately mean more division, bloodshed, recruitment for extremist organizations, and a continual cycle of violent intervention. Veterans for Peace September 23, 2014 -...
Introducing “Peace and Planet News”; Order today!
We’re very excited to show you the front page of a new 24-page publication by the same editorial team that brought you Peace in Our Times for five years.
Memorial Day 2019
PLEASE WRITE A LETTER TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (THE WALL) When then-president Barack Obama announced his government was willing to spend $63 million on a series of commemorations of the American War in Viet Nam stretching over a decade, we in Veterans...
Second Volume of “Letters to the Wall” Now Available
Order via lulu.com The second volume has been put to print and will soon be available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. We have added a few new touches for this collection of letters delivered to The Wall in 2017 and 2018 — for one, we have provided detailed...
28-page Full Disclosure – Truth About America’s War in Vietnam Vol. 2
The paper is especially important in relation to the upcoming Burns/Novick documentary about the Vietnam War, which will not present the war as the massive U.S. crime based on lies and betrayals that it was. This paper clearly, definitively and very articulately,...
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